Rina Ritzi

Every painting begins with curiosity. Mine begins by listening.

As it unfolds, it reveals something I hadn't noticed before, and with every layer, I discover something new—not only about the world before me, but about myself.

I'm Rina Ritzi, and this is how my paintings begin.

I don't paint what I see as much as what I experience. Sometimes that experience whispers through light and atmosphere. Sometimes it dances through colour, movement and emotion. Over time, those two conversations found their own voices in my work: Where Light Whispers and Where Colour Dances.

If one of my paintings invites you to move a little closer, perhaps it has found its companion.

Nature has always been where I learned to listen.

I've never believed that a painting should reveal everything at once. Like nature, it unfolds—layer by layer—inviting us to keep discovering.

Long before I picked up a paintbrush, I was drawn to the ever-changing moods of the sea, the quiet drama of the sky, and the endless conversations between light and colour. Those moments taught me that nothing in nature ever stands still. Every horizon changes. Every cloud tells a different story. Every season reveals something new.

I don't choose my materials for what they are. ...

My artistic journey has been one of curiosity, experimentation and self-discovery, allowing every painting to teach me something I hadn't seen before.

Skin Collection, Plascon Spaces Showroom, Johannesburg
Wonder - food for thought, Hofmeyer Hall, Stellenbosch
Above and Beyond, South Hill Gallery, Grabouw
Rain in South Africa, Rhebokskloof, Paarl